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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Aethervoid crafts atmospheric black metal with progressive elements from the French underground since 2025, their cosmic name evoking the emptiness between stars. The project represents the newest wave of France's atmospheric extreme metal.
Aeurtum merges death metal, doom metal, melodic death metal, and progressive metal from Birmingham since 2011, creating an ambitiously broad sound from the birthplace of heavy metal. Over a decade of four-genre fusion reflects the creative depth of the Second City's metal scene.
Afargang channels progressive folk metal from an undisclosed Norwegian location since 2022. Their Old Norse-derived name, suggesting a departing journey, guides compositions that blend folk instrumentation with progressive complexity.
Afasia explores progressive metal and rock from Rome as of 2025, named after the medical condition of impaired language ability. Paradoxically, their music seeks to communicate complex ideas through the elaborate vocabulary of progressive metal.
After Eternity explores progressive metal from Oslo since 2017. Their name suggests the impossible — what comes after the infinite — and their compositions pursue equally ambitious structural territory.
After Forest blends groove and progressive metal from Vaasa on Finland's western coast since 2012, creating a rhythmically complex yet accessible sound. Their arboreal name and Ostrobothnian origins connect them to Finland's vast forest landscapes.
After Realized explores progressive metal from Nantes since 2017, bringing structural complexity and intellectual depth to the Loire-Atlantique metal scene. Their reflective name suggests music that unfolds its full meaning only upon repeated listening.
After the Abduction merges death and progressive metal from Manchester since 2016, their alien-encounter name hinting at the otherworldly dimensions their compositions explore. Their approach brings both brutality and cerebral complexity to the northern English metal scene.
Mezokovesd's Afterglow merge melodic death metal with progressive metal complexity, creating compositions that balance technical intricacy with emotional resonance. Since 2020, they've been developing a sophisticated sound from the northeastern Hungarian town.
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